Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight 13,14/12/2015

[MartinCornwall]

• A heads up for anyone that didn't know. Got clear skies for a change so hopefully get to catch a few on camera. Feel free to post your pics in this thread
  
  
  
  
  December 13, 14 - Geminids Meteor Shower. The Geminids is the king of the meteor showers. It is considered by many to be the best shower in the heavens, producing up to 120 multicolored meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by debris left behind by an asteroid known as 3200 Phaethon, which was discovered in 1982. The shower runs annually from December 7-17. It peaks this year on the night of the 13th and morning of the 14th. The crescent moon will set early in the evening leaving dark skies for what should be an excellent show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Gemini, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
  

 

[Leebert]

Best of luck. Look forward to seeing your shots.

8/8ths here

 

[Jannyfox]

Best of luck. Look forward to seeing your shots.

8/8ths here

Same here, and not forecast to get any better.

 

[Mark Johnson]

Best of luck. Look forward to seeing your shots.

8/8ths here

Ditto.

At least its not raining.

 

[Nod]

Bloody IS!

 

[MartinCornwall]

Managed to catch 5 on camera before the clouds rolled in. This one is about the best.

 

[Mark Johnson]

As good as you get...

Great shot

 

[MartinCornwall]

Thanks Mark.

 

[Gary_Macleod]

great shot...my effort from last night

 

[Peter B]

Meteor and aurora at the same time? A cracking 2 for the price of 1 shot Gary!

 

[Gary_Macleod]

Thanks peter yea it was a cracking night but every image i took of aurora a geminid would happen out with the shot...typical...but i still have the images in my head

 

[K-Baker]

Lovely sky Gary but a shame you got the car in shot.

 

[Gary_Macleod]

car was there for a reason...had to prove to a mate i was there taking an image of northern lights...he is very cynical.....it was pure luck to capture the geminid

 

[K-Baker]

car was there for a reason...had to prove to a mate i was there taking an image of northern lights...he is very cynical.....it was pure luck to capture the geminid

haha we all have mates like that

 

[Gary_Macleod]

don't we

 

[MartinCornwall]

Lovely sky Gary but a shame you got the car in shot

Was going to say the same thing, but there is a reason behind most things. Great capture.

 

[Gary_Macleod]

thanks Martin